Thats way too much money, check out the alternatives like a Gibson or Kalamazoo 30's archtop http://ngvi.ebay.com/vi?ngvi&backtoid=3&ppsp=0&li=1&pdp=0&sspagename=WDVW&dsr=0&item=280204301023&backto=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%2Fgibson-archtop_W0QQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQdfspZ1QQfromZR10QQguestZ1QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZQ2d1&pass=1F0gNXsuBjLQs0P1xkXIaB5UnqI%3D a lot less money, but it may get the sound
Kevin